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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 563 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (The robot loop): Sense = taking in information with sensors (touch, light, sound, distance, camera). Think = the controller running the program and deciding. Act = doing something: motors move, a gripper grips, a buzzer beeps, a light shines. Then the loop starts again.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

  1. a sensor reads light
  2. a bumper is pressed
  3. it counts the boxes
  4. sense → think → act
  5. a loop
  6. the controller
  7. the program picks a path
  8. False
  9. the motors
  10. the gripper closes
  11. it compares two numbers
  12. a sensor checks distance
  13. the controller reads it
  14. True
  15. the wheels spin
  16. it drives on
  17. True
  18. act
  19. the bumper is pressed
  20. a mic hears a clap
  21. think
  22. the bumper is pressed
  23. False
  24. act
  25. the robot turns left
  26. it decides to stop
  27. a camera spots a wall
  28. a buzzer beeps
  29. it compares two numbers
  30. the wheels spin
  31. think
  32. act
  33. it decides to turn
  34. False
  35. an LED lights up
  36. it decides to turn
  37. a bumper is pressed
  38. the bumper is pressed
  39. False
  40. think

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